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Taoiseach must act in the national interests of entire Island – Adams

Speaking in Dublin, Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams said
that “this morning’s decisions by the British Supreme Court that Westminster
must vote on Article 50 and the rejection of any role for the devolved
governments, underlines the importance of the Irish government’s role in
defending the rights of Irish citizens in the North”.

Teachta Adams said:

“The Irish government needs to have as its strategic
objective in its negotiations with the other 26 EU members the right of
citizens in the North to a special designated status within the European Union.

“Brexit will undermine the institutional, constitutional and
legal integrity of the Good Friday Agreement.

“It puts the British government is on a collision course
with the EU in which our stability and economic progress are regarded as
collateral damage.”

The Sinn Féin leader added:

“The Taoiseach and the Irish Government must uphold the
Remain vote in the North and argue for the North to be accorded a special
designated status within the EU. There are precedents for this.

“In its negotiations with the other EU states, it must act
in the national interest and it has to fulfil its moral and legal duty as
co-guarantor of the Good Friday Agreement.

“The political future, trade relationships,
and prosperity of the entire Island of Ireland must be protected and
enhanced together.”